So, yeah, like many of us have been saying: We’re a good team; entertaining (usually); young; kinda speedy; but not yet at the level we need to be to compete for a Cup yet. People don’t wanna deal Krug for a legit 2nd line winger; wanna re-sign Chara. Ok, we can do that, but it’s not gonna get us where we need to go.

On the positive side of things, I really like that third line and their play. Keep them together and shift the focus to be finding a 2nd line RW over a 3rd line center. 40 games this year will be enough for them to gel. Find a winger besides Backes to play in that top six.

So a moral victory since they didn’t win but had the effort. Guess it’s east to appease some fans

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Not this guy, I am so sick and tired of losing to the Caps. You would swear that over the last 5-6 years that the Bruins are bottom feeders with the way that they dominate us. Even when we outplay them we lose, nothing goes our way.

I think Bruce needs to let the fourth line be what it is: a really good fourth line.

Asking them to take on a workload like defending the Caps’ first line is doing a disservice to them/the team. They have to focus entirely on defense and don’t have the luxury of spending time in the offensive zone for fear of a quick breakout the other way.